Category: Carbon Rule

Bill Schlesinger, PHD Dean Emeritus, Nicholas School of the Environment at Duke University Citizen Scientist Blog William H. Schlesinger is one of the nation’s leading ecologists and earth scientists and a passionate advocate for translating science for lay audiences....

The U.S. Court of Appeals of the D.C. circuit heard oral arguments September 27 on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Clean Power Plan. The Healthy Air Alliance of North Carolina, comprised of Moms Clean Air Force of N.C., Medical Advocates for Healthy Air,...

North Carolina can realize health benefits of between $1,000,000 and $100,000,000 annually by adopting the Clean Power Plan, according to a Harvard University study published in PLOS One that monetizes the public health co-benefits from pollution reduction. The Clean...

Climate change is the greatest environmental and public health challenge we face, and the EPA’s Clean Power Plan is the first nationwide effort to address the carbon pollution that causes it. This Plan has benefits beyond climate change: it will reduce the air...

The EPA’s Clean Power Plan, the first national effort to address the carbon emissions that cause climate change, supports a transition to reduce carbon pollution that is already underway in the power sector. It provides a feasible carbon reduction target tailored for...

The Clean Power Plan, released yesterday by the Obama administration, has the potential to make a great impact on the health of North Carolinians. Sanaa Brown, an elementary school student in Charlotte, NC, became part of the ten percent of North Carolina children...

As the summer heat plagues North Carolina, headlines claim that drought has returned to our state. Each week, the North Carolina Drought Management Council updates the NC drought map, which displays the levels of drought in the state. As of July 28th, three counties...

What is the North Carolina Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit (REITC)? It is a jobs creator, it is an energy diversifier and it is a major economic contributor by increasing significantly to the tax base without creating roads, schools, sewers, air pollution,...

H157 An Act to Amend Various Environmental Laws, now law is the first act of this session (SL2015-1)eliminates a 2012 mandate for the state Environmental Management Commission (EMC) to adopt rules to control air pollution from fracking. Instead, it will be up to the...

Written By Mr. Matt Amick on his blog site, “Ready Made” Discussion on Clean Air at the Nussbaum Room in the Central Public Library Change can be a difficult obstacle to overcome sometimes. “The man who never alters his opinion is like standing...